Mobile Healthcare and Telehealth News

Judge Dismisses Investors’ Class-Action Lawsuit Against Teladoc Health

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A New York district judge has tossed out a class-action lawsuit alleging that Teladoc Health misled shareholders. The lawsuit was filed last year in the United States District Court for the Southern...

Telehealth Use Fell Nationally, in all 4 US Regions in April

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Following a rise in the prior month, the FAIR Health Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker reported that telehealth use decreased across the board, nationally and in all four United States census...

In-Person Follow-Ups Higher After In-Office Visits Than Telehealth

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Across most specialties, rates of in-person follow-up within 90 days were higher for in-office visits than telehealth visits, according to new research. Conducted by Epic Research, the study involved...

Northwell Pilots Virtual Service to Help Evaluate Burns in Real-Time

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Known as teleburn, Northwell Health is piloting the virtual service that uses video teleconferencing technology to evaluate burns while determining whether onsite care is feasible or a burn center...

Despite Room for Improvement, Telehealth Assists Incarcerated Patients

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A report from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) described the various state-level efforts to expand access to telehealth that benefited justice-involved and incarcerated patients with substance...

Virtual CBT Curbs Depression, But Not All Components Are Effective

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A new study found that although adults with depression benefitted from virtual cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), this result was independent of specific program components such as activity...

Virtual BP Monitoring Lowers Readmissions Among Postpartum Patients

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Among those with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), a blood pressure (BP) home monitoring resource combined with the use of medication for BP titration helped with keeping patients out of the...

Healthcare Providers, Patients Trust, Plan to Continue Telehealth Use

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While providing insight into the factors that affect telehealth use, a report from Doximity indicated that physicians and patients perceive telehealth positively, and most believe that it often...

ADHD Medication Prescription Rates Did Not Vary Across Visit Types

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Amid the ongoing concerns surrounding virtual prescribing allowances for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications, a new study found that health systems provide prescriptions for...

DOJ Charges 11 People in Telehealth Fraud Schemes Worth $2B

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The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and federal and state law enforcement partners are charging 11 people in connection with telehealth fraud schemes that resulted in more than $2 billion in...

Viewpoint: Telehealth Can Support Network Adequacy Requirements

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Despite some risks, a group of healthcare researchers and leaders proposed in a Health Affairs article that telehealth should play a role in determining network adequacy as it could provide many...

Collaboration Aims to Provide Virtual Care to Long-Term Care Residents

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Through the expansion of its partnership with Third Eye Health, LTC ACO aims to provide its members with access to a virtual care network and mobile technology to enhance treatment within long-term...

Wearable Skin Sensor Can Uncover Underlying Inflammation

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A new California Institute of Technology (Caltech) study describes a novel wearable skin sensor that can detect a liver-secreted protein known as the C-reactive protein (CRP), which is often an...

NY State Legislation Supports Virtual Reproductive Healthcare Services

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In support of access to virtual reproductive healthcare services, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York signed legislation to allow healthcare providers to prescribe abortion medications to patients in states...

Report: Amazon Pauses 50-State Virtual Care Service Expansion

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Amazon is holding off on a 50-state expansion of its virtual care clinic after receiving a letter from lawmakers expressing concern over its data privacy practices, according to a report from...

Funding Supports School-Based Telehealth Services in NY State

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After receiving funding from the Rochester City School District (RCSD), Monroe County, and ESL Credit Union, RCSD students will gain access to advanced telehealth units for acute care, chronic health,...

Telehealth Most Commonly Used for Follow-ups, Behavioral Healthcare

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Most Americans are engaging in telehealth for follow-ups from a prior appointment and behavioral healthcare, according to a new survey. Conducted by global commercial real estate and investment...

Virtual Care Model Aims to Provide Clinical Support in Nursing Homes

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In pursuit of enhanced clinical support in nursing homes, Regenstrief Institute researchers began a pilot study to create a virtual application of OPTIMISTIC, an in-person model that aims to improve...

Home Monitoring Program Assisted COVID-19 Patients

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A study published in the American Journal of Accountable Care indicated that COVID-19 patients at risk of decompensation benefited highly from a home monitoring program, allowing most to limit...

Despite Preferences for In-Person Care, Patients Are Open to Telehealth

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An EY Global Consumer Health Survey of 2023 provided insight into the overarching preference that patients have for in-person care but also noted relatively high levels of willingness to use virtual...

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